12 Facts About Allison Wolfe

Allison Wolfe was one of the principal creators of the original Ladyfest music festival in 2000.

Allison Wolfe has more recently been the creator and host of the punk rock interview podcast I'm In The Band.

Allison Wolfe and her sister Cindy were born identical twins in Memphis, Tennessee, on November 9,1969.

The protests could be harrowing: Allison Wolfe's mother endured verbal and physical abuse, and death threats forced her to go to the clinic armed and wearing a bulletproof vest.

In 1988, Allison Wolfe spent time as an exchange student in Thailand's Krathum Baen District.

Allison Wolfe returned to attend Evergreen State College in Olympia, and later the University of Oregon at Eugene.

Allison Wolfe later sang with Deep Lust, her first band with male musicians which she lightheartedly describes as "my boy band".

The five-person group was the largest outfit Allison Wolfe had worked with yet, and the first in which she had a companion vocalist, Mecca Vazie Andrews.

Allison Wolfe has performed and recorded with various other bands including Alice Bag, Cool Moms, Dig Yr Grave, Hawnay Troof and its offshoot, Baby Truth.

Allison Wolfe was one of the primary architects behind the original Ladyfest music festival in Olympia, Washington, in 2000.

In later years, Ladyfest festivals have taken place throughout the world and Allison Wolfe has appeared at many of them.

Allison Wolfe holds a master's degree in arts journalism from the University of Southern California.